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HELEN KELLER'S MIDDLE LIFE


The summer of 1887 was more fun for Helen than all of her previous years. Every
object she touched and named seemed to bring her closer to the rest of the world, which
pleased her and made her more confident. One thing Annie worked on with Helen was to
find the beauty in everything. She taught her the different kinds of flowers, and trees, by
their smell and the way they felt. Annie and Helen had most of their lessons in the
outdoors that summer. The two liked to climb trees, and read books because they thought
it was relaxing and something different. Helen later said, "The birds and flowers and I
were happy peers."1 That goes to show just how much the two were outdoors.
That same summer, Helen began to learn geography, although she did not know it
at the time. Annie built dams out of pebbles, and made raised maps in the sand to show
where mountains and valleys were. Annie informed Helen about glaciers and volcanoes
and other......

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